In 2019, over 18 million Malaysians were reported to be living with a heart attack waiting to happen. Ischaemic heart diseases (heart problems caused by narrowed heart arteries) remained as the leading cause of death in Malaysia and it makes up 15% of the 109,164 medically certified deaths in 2019,
Komuniti B40 sering dikaitkan dengan pelbagai stereotaip mengenai rupa dan ciri-ciri fizikal mereka. Namun, pemahaman yang lebih mendalam diperlukan supaya kita lebih faham akan situasi terdesak yang mereka alami.
Poverty and healthcare go hand in hand. Poverty increases the risk of diseases and puts poor households at a disadvantage of climbing the economic ladder. While it is clear that both men and women suffer in poverty, women tend to be on the losing end.
Satu per lima daripada ketua isi rumah menyatakan bahawa mereka mengalami depresi atau ketidakstabilan emosi semasa Perintah Kawalan Pergerakan (PKP).
It is not a secret that the digital divide exists between the rich and poor. The consequences of this phenomena already lie in the name. It divides the population into those who are able, and those who are unable to keep up with new social norms in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Punk group in Ipoh (Food Not Bombs) began helping the homeless and poor by distributing food to them. Read to find out more.
Diterjemahkan daripada versi BI oleh Maisarah M. Sekiranya anda penduduk bandar yang tinggal di Kuala Lumpur atau Petaling Jaya, anda pasti akan kenal nama Kechara
We all know that water is vitally important for survival and it is a basic human need. It’s easy to take granted clean water when we can have it at a turn of the tap. However, clean water is still a luxury for some Malaysians, namely the Orang Asli.
In Malaysia, the education of future generations is always held at a high priority. Yet, not everyone is given equal opportunity. The ‘Orang Asli’ (OA) community is an overlooked minority with 83% of the population still living in poverty[1]. Their lack of advancement can be partly attributed to the fact that opportunities for development and education are not readily available or accessible to many of them.
Terdapat sekumpulan punk yang sedang berjuang di Ipoh, Perak. Melalui gerakan Food Not Bombs, mereka ingin mengubah persepsi masyarakat terhadap imej mereka dengan melibatkan diri mereka melakukan kerja-kerja amal kebajikan.